CiM Testing: Flax & Hazelnut Mousse

My latest bundle of Creation Is Messy testing glass arrived last week and yesterday I finally got the chance to sit and have a play with two of the new colours. The Flax and Hazelnut Mousse just seemed to want to go together so who was I to argue?

A few years back I bought an odd lot of Vetrofond amber. It was a really pale champagne colour. It was in 10mm diameter rods which made it hard to work with but because the colour was so pretty I persevered and the few bead sets I made with that glass were really popular. CiM Flax is almost identical to that Vetrofond odd lot. Flax is a very pale yellow; think white wine or champagne. Unlike champers, the glass is bubble free and it's a superb consistency. It etches like a dream too.

I paired the Flax with Hazelnut Mousse which is a light beige, pale sand colour. It's gorgeous. Streak free, perfect for stringerwork, a nice base for encasing. It kept nice crisp edges even when pulled out really thinly for the scrollwork beads. Again, it etches really well too.

I made this set of beads using just Flax and Hazelnut Mousse. 

From left to right ...

• Small cylindrical core of Hazelnut Mousse heavily encased in Flax, Hazelnut Mousse decoration and etched
• Small cylindrical core of Hazelnut Mousse heavily encased in Flax, Hazelnut Mousse decoration
• Round core of Hazelnut Mousse thinly encased in Flax, Hazelnut Mousse decoration and etched
• Round core of Hazelnut Mousse thinly encased in Flax, Hazelnut Mousse decoration

The spacers are a mix of normal and etched.

I absolutely love this pairing of two fantastic CiM  glasses. It's delicate, neutral and ever so pretty.

Both of these colours are limited runs. The Flax is available now and I think I'm correct in saying that the Hazelnut Mousse will be available later in the spring, so keep your eyes open for that one.